The Company I work for is looking to start Phase II of a very big project. We have an IT department, I’m in it, but we decided to outsource it because we had so many other projects.
The contractor we used in Phase I has been a huge disappointment–buggy code, late deliveries, intransigence on fixing stuff–“Sorry that’s out of scope…”. No, I take it back, they aren’t a disappointment; they *suck*!
I wasn’t involved in choosing the company but the guy who did got references which were all good of course. Not sure what other criteria he used but it was only after work started that we began to hear bad things about them.
What I’m looking for is some resource for researching developement consultants beyond just references. We going to get code and documentation samples this time but I’m looking for some community / email list where I can post, say, “Anyone had any experience with XYZ Consultants?”
Is this the place?
Thanks